DDI description: European Election Study 2004: Finland DDI-kuvailu: Euroopan parlamenttivaalit 2004 2006 Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive Finnish Social Science Data Archive 2.0.0 European Election Study 2004: Finland [metadata]. Metadata version 2.0.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [producer and distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2006; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2006 FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records), joiden tekijä on Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive), on lisensoitu Creative Commons 1.0 Yleismaailmallinen (CC0 1.0) -lisenssillä. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) by Suomen yhteiskuntatieteellinen tietoarkisto (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) are licensed under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license. FSD:n aineistokuvailut (FSD metadata records) av Finlands samhällsvetenskapliga dataarkiv (Finnish Social Science Data Archive) är licensierade under en Creative Commons 1.0 Universiell (CC0 1.0) licens. European Election Study 2004: Finland Euroopan parlamenttivaalit 2004 2006 urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2006 10.60686/t-fsd2006 European Election Study Group Mattila, Mikko 0000-0002-2289-8486 Raunio, Tapio 0000-0003-0736-7182 In accordance with the agreement between FSD and the depositor. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Individual datasets

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2.0 2.0 European Election Study Group & Mattila, Mikko (University of Helsinki) & Raunio, Tapio (University of Tampere): European Election Study 2004: Finland [dataset]. Data version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2006; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2006 voting political behaviour elections political parties political attitudes European Parliament elections mass media integration identity political institutions European Union trust Social sciences International politics and organisations Political behaviour and attitudes Elections

The data is Finland's contribution to the fourth data collection round of the European Election Study (ESS). The survey which was collected immediately after the 2004 European Parliament elections (13 June 2004) charts opinions on the European Union and elections.

Firstly, respondents were asked what are the most important problems in Finland, which of them is the single most important, which political party would be best at dealing with it and at which level (regional, national or EU) it is/should be mainly dealt with. Frequency of watching television news programmes and reading newspapers, and the preferred newspaper and TV news programme were surveyed. Respondents were also asked how often they watched programmes or read about the European election and talked to friends and attended public meetings in relation to the elections during the four weeks preceding the election. Interest in the election campaign was examined.

Respondents' voting behaviour was charted with questions about preferred political party in the European Parliament elections, the 2003 Finnish Parliament elections and future parliamentary elections. Probability of voting various political parties was investigated. One theme covered respondents' trust in various matters, for example, people from various countries, the Finnish Parliament and government and the European Parliament, Commission and Council of Ministers. Respondents' were asked to place themselves and different political parties on the left-right axis. Views on the general economic situation in Finland and other EU citizens' entitlement to Finnish social security and their right to vote in Finnish municipal elections were examined. Respondents were also asked whether employers should give priority to Finns over citizens from other Member States when jobs are scarce in Finland. Opinions on the European integration were investigated by asking respondents what they think about Finland's EU membership and whether the unification should be pushed further. In conclusion, respondents were asked are they proud to be citizens of the European Union, are they satisfied with the way democracy works in Finland and the EU, do they approve of Finnish government's actions and which political party they feel closest to.

Background variables included respondent's age, gender, year and country of birth, age of ending full-time education, year of coming to Finland, trade union membership, current economic activity, employment sector, self-designated social class, municipality type, province of residence, religion, attendance in religious services, number of household members aged over 18, and monthly income of household.

Finland Finland Individual Individual People aged 18 and over living in Finland the Åland Islands and persons in institutional care Quantitative Cross-section CrossSection TNS Gallup Finland Probability: Stratified Probability.Stratified

Quota sampling based on age, gender and place of residence.

Telephone interview Interview.Telephone Structured questionnaire Questionnaire.Structured There are no weight variables in the data. Open-ended answers are stored both in the original and classified form in the data file. In the SPSS file, the part which exceeded 255 characters in the open-ended answer of question 13 has been left out. Detailed and specific data description in Finnish and English. The data are checked and processed in detail. If necessary, the data are anonymised. Finnish Social Science Data Archive Variable identifying municpality has been removed from the data. Question number 25 was not included in the Finnish questionnaire. The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication. Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi. The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data. Mattila, Mikko & Tapio Raunio (2005). Kuka edustaa EU:n vastustajia? Euroopan parlamentin vaalit 2004. Politiikka 47(1), 28-41. Kuka edustaa EU:n vastustajia? Euroopan parlamentin vaalit 2004 daF2006e.por 900 138 SPSS Portable [fsd_no] FSD study number FSD study number 900 2006 2006 2006.00 .000 [fsd_vr] FSD edition number FSD edition number 900 2.0 2.0 2.000 .0000 [fsd_id] FSD case id FSD case id 900 1 900 450.50 259.952 [q1_1_1] What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? 881 1 98 7.72 24.639 1 open answer 820 98 can't say 61 99 no answer 19 SYSMISS 0 [q1_1_3_1] What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the first mentioned) (open question) What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the first mentioned) (open question) 818 31 100 47.75 13.035 [q1_1_3_2] What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the second mentioned) (open question) What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the second mentioned) (open question) 507 13 100 53.27 14.354 [q1_1_3_3] What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the third mentioned) (open question) What do you think are the most important problems in Finland at present? Any other important problems? (the third mentioned) (open question) 257 16 88 51.73 14.055 [q1_2_1] Of those you have mentioned what would you say is the single most important problem? Of those you have mentioned what would you say is the single most important problem? 774 1 98 7.77 24.727 1 open answer 720 98 can't say 54 99 no answer 45 SYSMISS 81 [q1_2_3] Of those you have mentioned what would you say is the single most important problem? (the most important or only mentioned) (open question) Of those you have mentioned what would you say is the single most important problem? (the most important or only mentioned) (open question) 818 31 100 48.80 13.559 [q2] Which political party do you think would be best at dealing with the most important problem? Which political party do you think would be best at dealing with the most important problem? 847 1 98 27.07 38.268 1 SDP (Finnish Social Democratic Party) 107 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 95 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 92 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 27 5 VIHR (Green League) 25 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party) 7 7 KD (Christian Democrats in Finland) 14 8 PS (True Finns) 2 9 SKP (Communist Party of Finland) 4 10 Liberals 1 11 other party 6 12 none of the parties 278 98 can't say 189 99 no answer 53 SYSMISS 0 [q3] As of today, is the most important issue mainly dealt with by regional, national, or European political authorities? As of today, is the most important issue mainly dealt with by regional, national, or European political authorities? 822 1 8 3.21 2.478 1 regional 121 2 national 418 3 European 116 8 can't say 167 9 no answer 78 SYSMISS 0 [q4] Who do you think would be most appropriate to deal with the most important issue: regional, national, or European political authorities? Who do you think would be most appropriate to deal with the most important issue: regional, national, or European political authorities? 831 1 8 2.38 1.824 1 regional 203 2 national 471 3 European 85 8 can't say 72 9 no answer 69 SYSMISS 0 [q5] Normally, how many days of the week do you watch the news on television? Normally, how many days of the week do you watch the news on television? 895 0 8 6.20 1.691 0 18 1 21 2 12 3 37 4 39 5 52 6 35 7 679 8 can't say 2 9 no answer 5 SYSMISS 0 [q6_1] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 6.00 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 6.00 pm news 900 0 1 .13 .340 0 not mentioned 780 1 mentioned 120 [q6_2] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 8.30 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 8.30 pm news 900 0 1 .56 .497 0 not mentioned 397 1 mentioned 503 [q6_3] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 9.50 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? YLE 9.50 pm news 900 0 1 .07 .257 0 not mentioned 836 1 mentioned 64 [q6_4] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? FST's TV-nytt at 6.15 pm Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? FST's TV-nytt at 6.15 pm 900 0 1 .01 .119 0 not mentioned 887 1 mentioned 13 [q6_5] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? MTV3 7.00 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? MTV3 7.00 pm news 900 0 1 .28 .451 0 not mentioned 645 1 mentioned 255 [q6_6] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? MTV3 10.00 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? MTV3 10.00 pm news 900 0 1 .47 .499 0 not mentioned 481 1 mentioned 419 [q6_7] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Nelonen 20.00 pm news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Nelonen 20.00 pm news 900 0 1 .07 .248 0 not mentioned 841 1 mentioned 59 [q6_8] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Local news Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Local news 900 0 1 .02 .132 0 not mentioned 884 1 mentioned 16 [q6_9] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Other Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Other 900 0 1 .08 .271 0 not mentioned 828 1 mentioned 72 [q6_11] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Can't say Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? Can't say 900 0 1 .04 .191 0 not mentioned 866 1 mentioned 34 [q6_12] Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? No answer Which television news programmes do you watch regularly? No answer 900 0 1 .02 .151 0 not mentioned 879 1 mentioned 21 [q7_1] How many days of the week do you read a newspaper? How many days of the week do you read a newspaper? 897 0 8 6.24 1.788 0 20 1 21 2 37 3 22 4 21 5 41 6 9 7 716 8 can't say 10 9 no answer 3 SYSMISS 0 [q7_2_1] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Helsingin Sanomat Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Helsingin Sanomat 900 0 1 .33 .470 0 not mentioned 603 1 mentioned 297 [q7_2_2] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Hufvudstadsbladet Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Hufvudstadsbladet 900 0 1 .03 .182 0 not mentioned 869 1 mentioned 31 [q7_2_3] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Ilta-Sanomat Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Ilta-Sanomat 900 0 1 .06 .231 0 not mentioned 849 1 mentioned 51 [q7_2_4] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Iltalehti Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Iltalehti 900 0 1 .03 .177 0 not mentioned 871 1 mentioned 29 [q7_2_5] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Turun Sanomat Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Turun Sanomat 900 0 1 .08 .266 0 not mentioned 831 1 mentioned 69 [q7_2_6] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Aamulehti Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Aamulehti 900 0 1 .09 .282 0 not mentioned 822 1 mentioned 78 [q7_2_7] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Provincial newspaper (Ilkka, Kaleva, Kymen Sanomat, Lapin Kansa, Satakunta etc.) Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Provincial newspaper (Ilkka, Kaleva, Kymen Sanomat, Lapin Kansa, Satakunta etc.) 900 0 1 .44 .496 0 not mentioned 506 1 mentioned 394 [q7_2_8] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Kauppalehti Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Kauppalehti 900 0 1 .02 .136 0 not mentioned 883 1 mentioned 17 [q7_2_9] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Taloussanomat Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Taloussanomat 900 0 1 .01 .074 0 not mentioned 895 1 mentioned 5 [q7_2_10] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Other Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Other 900 0 1 .19 .393 0 not mentioned 729 1 mentioned 171 [q7_2_12] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Can't say Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? Can't say 900 0 1 .01 .110 0 not mentioned 889 1 mentioned 11 [q7_2_13] Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? No answer Which newspaper or newspapers do you read regularly? No answer 900 0 1 .02 .155 0 not mentioned 878 1 mentioned 22 [q8_1] During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you watch a program about the election on television? During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you watch a program about the election on television? 899 1 3 2.30 .662 1 often 103 2 sometimes 426 3 never 370 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q8_2] During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you read about the election in a newspaper? During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you read about the election in a newspaper? 899 1 8 2.05 .715 1 often 193 2 sometimes 473 3 never 232 8 can't say 1 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q8_3] During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you talk to friends or family about the election? During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you talk to friends or family about the election? 900 1 3 1.99 .638 1 often 187 2 sometimes 534 3 never 179 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 0 [q8_4] During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you attend a public meeting or rally about the election? During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you attend a public meeting or rally about the election? 900 1 3 2.91 .321 1 often 9 2 sometimes 64 3 never 827 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 0 [q8_5] During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you look into a website concerned with the election? During the three or four weeks before the European election, how often did you look into a website concerned with the election? 900 1 3 2.79 .448 1 often 16 2 sometimes 156 3 never 728 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 0 [q9] Thinking back to just before the elections for the European Parliament were held, how interested were you in the campaign for those elections? Thinking back to just before the elections for the European Parliament were held, how interested were you in the campaign for those elections? 900 1 8 2.72 .919 1 very interested 74 2 somewhat interested 301 3 a little interested 339 4 not at all interested 184 8 can't say 2 9 no answer 0 [q10] A lot of people abstained in the European Parliament elections of June 13. Did you cast your vote? A lot of people abstained in the European Parliament elections of June 13. Did you cast your vote? 894 1 8 1.36 .526 1 yes, voted 580 2 no, did not vote 313 8 can't say 1 9 no answer 6 SYSMISS 0 [q11] Which party did you vote for in the European Parliament elections? Which party did you vote for in the European Parliament elections? 519 1 98 5.25 14.395 1 SDP (Finnish Social Democratic Party) 97 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 131 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 129 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 41 5 VIHR (Green League) 60 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party) 27 7 KD (Christian Democrats in Finland) 13 8 PS (True Finns) 1 9 SKP (Communist Party of Finland) 3 10 Liberals 2 11 other party/group 3 96 did vote blanc 0 97 did not vote 0 98 do not remember 12 99 no answer 61 SYSMISS 320 [q12] Which party did you vote for in the Finnish parliamentary elections of 2003? Which party did you vote for in the Finnish parliamentary elections of 2003? 839 1 98 22.68 38.558 1 SDP (Finnish Social Democratic Party) 170 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 182 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 139 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 41 5 VIHR (Green League) 68 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party) 28 7 KD (Christian Democrats in Finland) 24 8 PS (True Finns) 4 9 SKP (Communist Party of Finland) 6 10 Liberals 0 11 other party/group 1 96 did vote blanc 0 97 did not vote 104 98 do not remember 72 99 no answer 61 SYSMISS 0 [q13_1] If there were parliamentary elections tomorrow, which party would you vote for? If there were parliamentary elections tomorrow, which party would you vote for? 851 1 98 23.70 39.228 1 SDP (Finnish Social Democratic Party) 156 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 183 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 138 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 49 5 VIHR (Green League) 71 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party) 27 7 KD (Christian Democrats in Finland) 23 8 PS (True Finns) 6 9 SKP (Communist Party of Finland) 3 10 Liberals 0 11 other party/group 9 96 would vote blanc 2 97 would not vote 42 98 do not know 142 99 no answer 49 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_1] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Finnish Social Democratic Party How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Finnish Social Democratic Party 886 1 98 6.55 12.020 1 not at all probable 223 2 45 3 52 4 48 5 105 6 54 7 89 8 104 9 51 10 very probable 101 98 can't say 14 99 no answer 14 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_2] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Centre Party of Finland How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Centre Party of Finland 886 1 98 6.61 11.594 1 not at all probable 189 2 53 3 52 4 66 5 110 6 63 7 77 8 84 9 60 10 very probable 119 98 can't say 13 99 no answer 14 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_3] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? National Coalition Party How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? National Coalition Party 885 1 98 6.27 11.231 1 not at all probable 238 2 48 3 38 4 66 5 92 6 42 7 95 8 94 9 65 10 very probable 95 98 can't say 12 99 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_4] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Left Alliance How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Left Alliance 885 1 98 4.34 11.300 1 not at all probable 426 2 79 3 66 4 67 5 84 6 36 7 28 8 33 9 20 10 very probable 34 98 can't say 12 99 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_5] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Green League How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Green League 885 1 98 5.72 12.079 1 not at all probable 280 2 75 3 57 4 53 5 103 6 66 7 71 8 71 9 51 10 very probable 44 98 can't say 14 99 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_6] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Swedish People's Party How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Swedish People's Party 883 1 98 4.27 12.153 1 not at all probable 461 2 89 3 56 4 60 5 78 6 33 7 28 8 28 9 13 10 very probable 23 98 can't say 14 99 no answer 17 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_7] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Christian Democrats in Finland How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? Christian Democrats in Finland 884 1 98 4.33 11.276 1 not at all probable 402 2 82 3 77 4 82 5 88 6 33 7 36 8 35 9 12 10 very probable 25 98 can't say 12 99 no answer 16 SYSMISS 0 [q13_2_8] How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? True Finns How probable is it that you will ever vote for the following parties? True Finns 881 1 98 4.20 13.694 1 not at all probable 522 2 89 3 67 4 47 5 69 6 24 7 21 8 13 9 6 10 very probable 5 98 can't say 18 99 no answer 19 SYSMISS 0 [q14_1] How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Finnish Parliament How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Finnish Parliament 900 1 98 7.87 10.645 1 no trust at all 22 2 9 3 27 4 40 5 118 6 118 7 237 8 222 9 59 10 complete trust 36 98 can't say 12 99 no answer 0 [q14_2] How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The European Parliament How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The European Parliament 897 1 98 10.58 21.791 1 no trust at all 60 2 54 3 57 4 91 5 178 6 161 7 149 8 73 9 14 10 complete trust 8 98 can't say 52 99 no answer 3 SYSMISS 0 [q14_3] How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Finnish Government How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Finnish Government 900 1 98 8.39 12.211 1 no trust at all 20 2 18 3 27 4 33 5 106 6 90 7 221 8 254 9 81 10 complete trust 34 98 can't say 16 99 no answer 0 [q14_4] How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The European Commission How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The European Commission 889 1 98 19.54 33.706 1 no trust at all 58 2 49 3 53 4 86 5 159 6 127 7 135 8 74 9 7 10 complete trust 3 98 can't say 138 99 no answer 11 SYSMISS 0 [q14_5] How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Council of Ministers How much do you personally trust the following institutions? The Council of Ministers 883 1 98 26.62 39.316 1 no trust at all 64 2 53 3 40 4 72 5 145 6 115 7 107 8 66 9 11 10 complete trust 5 98 can't say 205 99 no answer 17 SYSMISS 0 [q15_1] In political matters people talk of 'the left' and 'the right'. On a 10-point-scale, where 1 means 'left' and 10 means 'right', what is your position? In political matters people talk of 'the left' and 'the right'. On a 10-point-scale, where 1 means 'left' and 10 means 'right', what is your position? 892 1 98 9.99 18.897 1 left 39 2 36 3 39 4 75 5 185 6 93 7 132 8 165 9 47 10 right 42 97 refused 11 98 can't say 28 99 no answer 8 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_1] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Finnish Social Democratic Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Finnish Social Democratic Party 895 1 98 11.27 24.340 1 left 66 2 55 3 147 4 173 5 170 6 76 7 76 8 39 9 16 10 right 12 97 refused 5 98 can't say 60 99 no answer 5 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_2] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Centre Party of Finland Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Centre Party of Finland 896 1 98 12.57 23.135 1 left 6 2 7 3 14 4 27 5 243 6 170 7 164 8 131 9 43 10 right 30 97 refused 5 98 can't say 56 99 no answer 4 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_3] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? National Coalition Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? National Coalition Party 895 1 98 15.28 24.710 1 left 9 2 12 3 9 4 25 5 54 6 50 7 80 8 204 9 185 10 right 194 97 refused 7 98 can't say 66 99 no answer 5 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_4] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Left Alliance Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Left Alliance 896 1 98 8.63 23.970 1 left 358 2 206 3 123 4 69 5 52 6 17 7 7 8 1 9 2 10 right 1 97 refused 6 98 can't say 54 99 no answer 4 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_5] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Green League Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Green League 895 1 98 14.90 29.180 1 left 47 2 52 3 84 4 134 5 250 6 123 7 64 8 29 9 11 10 right 3 97 refused 7 98 can't say 91 99 no answer 5 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_6] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Swedish People's Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Swedish People's Party 896 1 98 16.46 28.646 1 left 40 2 23 3 27 4 43 5 114 6 89 7 165 8 164 9 93 10 right 40 97 refused 7 98 can't say 91 99 no answer 4 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_7] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Christian Democrats in Finland Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Christian Democrats in Finland 896 1 98 16.70 29.512 1 left 27 2 22 3 41 4 60 5 155 6 136 7 158 8 118 9 45 10 right 30 97 refused 8 98 can't say 96 99 no answer 4 SYSMISS 0 [q15_2_8] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? True Finns Where would you place the following parties on this scale? True Finns 893 1 98 22.34 35.293 1 left 65 2 38 3 41 4 56 5 127 6 92 7 71 8 78 9 76 10 right 90 97 refused 9 98 can't say 150 99 no answer 7 SYSMISS 0 [q16_1] Compared to 12 months ago, how do you think that the general economic situation in Finland is? Compared to 12 months ago, how do you think that the general economic situation in Finland is? 899 1 8 3.07 .982 1 a lot better 2 2 a little better 216 3 stayed the same 479 4 a little worse 166 5 a lot worse 20 8 can't say 16 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q16_2] Over the next 12 months, how do you think the general economic situation in Finland will be? Over the next 12 months, how do you think the general economic situation in Finland will be? 899 1 8 3.03 1.115 1 get a lot better 11 2 get a little better 290 3 stay the same 357 4 get a little worse 200 5 get a lot worse 21 8 can't say 20 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q17] When jobs are scarce, employers should give priority to Finnish people over citizens from other EU member-countries who want to work here When jobs are scarce, employers should give priority to Finnish people over citizens from other EU member-countries who want to work here 899 1 8 1.94 1.217 1 agree very much 377 2 agree 327 3 disagree 144 4 disagree very much 32 8 can't say 19 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q18] Citizens from other EU member-countries who live in Finland should be entitled to vote in municipal elections Citizens from other EU member-countries who live in Finland should be entitled to vote in municipal elections 899 1 8 2.43 1.380 1 agree very much 210 2 agree 345 3 disagree 201 4 disagree very much 115 8 can't say 28 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q19] Citizens from other EU member-countries who live in Finland should not be entitled to social security or unemployment benefits Citizens from other EU member-countries who live in Finland should not be entitled to social security or unemployment benefits 895 1 8 3.08 1.461 1 agree very much 98 2 agree 159 3 disagree 403 4 disagree very much 188 8 can't say 47 9 no answer 5 SYSMISS 0 [q20] To what extent would you say you are interested in politics? To what extent would you say you are interested in politics? 900 1 8 2.57 .765 1 very interested 61 2 somewhat interested 345 3 a little interestedt 416 4 not at all interested 77 8 can't say 1 9 no answer 0 [q21] Generally speaking, what do you think about Finland's membership of the European Union? Generally speaking, what do you think about Finland's membership of the European Union? 899 1 8 1.91 1.212 1 good thing 433 2 bad thing 203 3 neither 245 8 can't say 18 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q22_1] On a 10-point-scale, where 1 means unification 'has already gone too far' and 10 means it 'should be pushed further', what number best describes your opinion about European unification? On a 10-point-scale, where 1 means unification 'has already gone too far' and 10 means it 'should be pushed further', what number best describes your opinion about European unification? 899 1 98 8.20 18.499 1 unification has already gone too far 148 2 64 3 91 4 94 5 213 6 78 7 77 8 59 9 17 10 unification should be pushed further 22 98 can't say 36 99 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_1] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Finnish Social Democratic Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Finnish Social Democratic Party 890 1 98 29.18 39.622 1 unification has already gone too far 24 2 11 3 26 4 52 5 97 6 89 7 138 8 145 9 38 10 unification should be pushed further 49 98 can't say 221 99 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_2] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Centre Party of Finland Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Centre Party of Finland 891 1 98 28.96 40.424 1 unification has already gone too far 29 2 23 3 58 4 101 5 144 6 114 7 91 8 77 9 19 10 unification should be pushed further 8 98 can't say 227 99 no answer 9 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_3] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? National Coalition Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? National Coalition Party 893 1 98 30.42 39.866 1 unification has already gone too far 26 2 9 3 9 4 19 5 73 6 86 7 125 8 174 9 89 10 unification should be pushed further 53 98 can't say 230 99 no answer 7 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_4] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Left Alliance Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Left Alliance 891 1 98 31.31 42.750 1 unification has already gone too far 77 2 82 3 115 4 119 5 108 6 57 7 37 8 25 9 7 10 unification should be pushed further 5 98 can't say 259 99 no answer 9 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_5] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Green League Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Green League 890 1 98 32.84 42.486 1 unification has already gone too far 43 2 20 3 50 4 84 5 172 6 90 7 78 8 57 9 21 10 unification should be pushed further 10 98 can't say 265 99 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_6] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Swedish People's Party Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Swedish People's Party 888 1 98 34.63 42.616 1 unification has already gone too far 28 2 18 3 26 4 51 5 106 6 89 7 122 8 123 9 35 10 unification should be pushed further 14 98 can't say 276 99 no answer 12 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_7] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Christian Democrats in Finland Where would you place the following parties on this scale? Christian Democrats in Finland 887 1 98 34.25 43.128 1 unification has already gone too far 30 2 32 3 50 4 95 5 151 6 96 7 86 8 51 9 11 10 unification should be pushed further 7 98 can't say 278 99 no answer 13 SYSMISS 0 [q22_2_8] Where would you place the following parties on this scale? True Finns Where would you place the following parties on this scale? True Finns 888 1 98 34.08 44.237 1 unification has already gone too far 143 2 99 3 87 4 72 5 95 6 39 7 20 8 27 9 9 10 unification should be pushed further 10 98 can't say 287 99 no answer 12 SYSMISS 0 [q23] How often do you think of yourself not only as a Finnish citizen, but also as a citizen of the European Union? How often do you think of yourself not only as a Finnish citizen, but also as a citizen of the European Union? 900 1 8 2.18 .916 1 often 190 2 sometimes 395 3 never 307 8 can't say 8 9 no answer 0 [q24] Are you personally proud to be a citizen of the European Union? Are you personally proud to be a citizen of the European Union? 897 1 8 2.93 1.193 1 very proud 52 2 fairly proud 284 3 not very proud 325 4 not at all proud 213 8 can't say 23 9 no answer 3 SYSMISS 0 [q26_1] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Austrians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Austrians 881 1 8 2.57 2.832 1 a lot of trust 617 2 not very much trust 77 8 can't say 187 9 no answer 19 SYSMISS 0 [q26_2] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Belgians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Belgians 882 1 8 2.68 2.872 1 a lot of trust 582 2 not very much trust 103 8 can't say 197 9 no answer 18 SYSMISS 0 [q26_3] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? British How much trust do you have in people from various countries? British 890 1 8 2.13 2.340 1 a lot of trust 598 2 not very much trust 173 8 can't say 119 9 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q26_4] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Bulgarians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Bulgarians 879 1 8 3.81 3.091 1 a lot of trust 247 2 not very much trust 326 8 can't say 306 9 no answer 21 SYSMISS 0 [q26_5] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Cypriots How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Cypriots 878 1 8 3.62 3.122 1 a lot of trust 332 2 not very much trust 254 8 can't say 292 9 no answer 22 SYSMISS 0 [q26_6] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Czechs How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Czechs 887 1 8 3.04 2.969 1 a lot of trust 461 2 not very much trust 195 8 can't say 231 9 no answer 13 SYSMISS 0 [q26_7] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Danes How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Danes 890 1 8 1.85 2.213 1 a lot of trust 737 2 not very much trust 52 8 can't say 101 9 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q26_8] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Dutch How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Dutch 886 1 8 2.51 2.786 1 a lot of trust 624 2 not very much trust 82 8 can't say 180 9 no answer 14 SYSMISS 0 [q26_9] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Estonians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Estonians 890 1 8 2.18 2.167 1 a lot of trust 462 2 not very much trust 324 8 can't say 104 9 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q26_10] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Finns How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Finns 893 1 8 1.15 .940 1 a lot of trust 852 2 not very much trust 25 8 can't say 16 9 no answer 7 SYSMISS 0 [q26_11] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? French How much trust do you have in people from various countries? French 891 1 8 2.30 2.466 1 a lot of trust 558 2 not very much trust 196 8 can't say 137 9 no answer 9 SYSMISS 0 [q26_12] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Germans How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Germans 891 1 8 1.97 2.146 1 a lot of trust 607 2 not very much trust 187 8 can't say 97 9 no answer 9 SYSMISS 0 [q26_13] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Greek How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Greek 888 1 8 2.84 2.823 1 a lot of trust 460 2 not very much trust 227 8 can't say 201 9 no answer 12 SYSMISS 0 [q26_14] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Hungarians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Hungarians 885 1 8 2.81 2.899 1 a lot of trust 527 2 not very much trust 150 8 can't say 208 9 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q26_15] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Irish How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Irish 885 1 8 2.46 2.695 1 a lot of trust 595 2 not very much trust 123 8 can't say 167 9 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q26_16] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Italians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Italians 890 1 8 2.62 2.534 1 a lot of trust 394 2 not very much trust 339 8 can't say 157 9 no answer 10 SYSMISS 0 [q26_17] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Latvians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Latvians 884 1 8 3.28 2.961 1 a lot of trust 341 2 not very much trust 297 8 can't say 246 9 no answer 16 SYSMISS 0 [q26_18] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Lithuanians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Lithuanians 883 1 8 3.39 2.999 1 a lot of trust 323 2 not very much trust 301 8 can't say 259 9 no answer 17 SYSMISS 0 [q26_19] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Luxembourgers How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Luxembourgers 881 1 8 3.01 3.083 1 a lot of trust 558 2 not very much trust 81 8 can't say 242 9 no answer 19 SYSMISS 0 [q26_20] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Maltese How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Maltese 879 1 8 3.95 3.294 1 a lot of trust 370 2 not very much trust 162 8 can't say 347 9 no answer 21 SYSMISS 0 [q26_21] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Poles How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Poles 885 1 8 3.00 2.817 1 a lot of trust 371 2 not very much trust 305 8 can't say 209 9 no answer 15 SYSMISS 0 [q26_22] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Portuguese How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Portuguese 884 1 8 2.93 2.926 1 a lot of trust 482 2 not very much trust 184 8 can't say 218 9 no answer 16 SYSMISS 0 [q26_23] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Romanians How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Romanians 881 1 8 3.54 2.903 1 a lot of trust 193 2 not very much trust 429 8 can't say 259 9 no answer 19 SYSMISS 0 [q26_24] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Slovaks How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Slovaks 882 1 8 3.33 2.996 1 a lot of trust 349 2 not very much trust 280 8 can't say 253 9 no answer 18 SYSMISS 0 [q26_25] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Slovenes How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Slovenes 880 1 8 3.59 3.090 1 a lot of trust 318 2 not very much trust 276 8 can't say 286 9 no answer 20 SYSMISS 0 [q26_26] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Spaniards How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Spaniards 891 1 8 2.39 2.549 1 a lot of trust 550 2 not very much trust 192 8 can't say 149 9 no answer 9 SYSMISS 0 [q26_27] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Swedes How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Swedes 893 1 8 1.55 1.740 1 a lot of trust 760 2 not very much trust 74 8 can't say 59 9 no answer 7 SYSMISS 0 [q26_28] How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Turks How much trust do you have in people from various countries? Turks 884 1 8 3.06 2.628 1 a lot of trust 211 2 not very much trust 482 8 can't say 191 9 no answer 16 SYSMISS 0 [q27] On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Finland? On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in Finland? 899 1 8 2.17 .795 1 very satisfied 89 2 fairly satisfied 629 3 not very satisfied 148 4 not at all satisfied 26 8 can't say 7 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q28] On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the European Union? On the whole, how satisfied are you with the way democracy works in the European Union? 899 1 8 3.23 1.718 1 very satisfied 6 2 fairly satisfied 326 3 not very satisfied 378 4 not at all satisfied 99 8 can't say 90 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q29] Let us now come back to Finland. Do you approve or disapprove the government's record to date? Let us now come back to Finland. Do you approve or disapprove the government's record to date? 898 1 8 1.54 1.519 1 approve 676 2 disapprove 178 8 can't say 44 9 no answer 2 SYSMISS 0 [q30_1] Do you consider yourself to be close to any particular party? If so, which party do you feel close to? Do you consider yourself to be close to any particular party? If so, which party do you feel close to? 892 1 98 11.08 19.767 1 SDP (Finnish Social Democratic Party) 109 2 KESK (Centre Party of Finland) 144 3 KOK (National Coalition Party) 94 4 VAS (Left Alliance) 35 5 VIHR (Green League) 52 6 RKP (Swedish People's Party) 26 7 KD (Christian Democrats in Finland) 20 8 PS (True Finns) 4 9 SKP (Communist Party of Finland) 2 10 Liberals 0 11 other party 3 12 no party 361 97 refused 19 98 can't say 23 99 no answer 8 SYSMISS 0 [q30_2] How close to this party do you feel yourself to be? How close to this party do you feel yourself to be? 489 1 8 2.31 .803 1 very close 75 2 fairly close 197 3 merely a sympathiser 215 8 can't say 2 9 no answer 0 SYSMISS 411 [q31] How much confidence do you have that decisions made by the European Union will be in the interest of Finland? How much confidence do you have that decisions made by the European Union will be in the interest of Finland? 899 1 8 2.90 .927 1 a great deal of confidence 7 2 a fair amount 254 3 not very much 524 4 no confidence at all 98 8 can't say 16 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [q32] How much confidence do you have that decisions made by the European Union will be in the interest of people like you? How much confidence do you have that decisions made by the European Union will be in the interest of people like you? 899 1 8 3.05 1.248 1 a great deal of confidence 14 2 a fair amount 265 3 not very much 429 4 no confidence at all 154 8 can't say 37 9 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [bv1] What is your gender? What is your gender? 900 1 2 1.48 .500 1 female 469 2 male 431 [bv2] Respondent's age Respondent's age 900 18 88 49.10 17.782 [bv4] Are you yourself a member of a trade union or is anyone else in your household a member of a trade union? Are you yourself a member of a trade union or is anyone else in your household a member of a trade union? 900 1 8 2.59 1.358 1 yes, I am 297 2 yes, someone else is 105 3 yes, I am and someone else is 201 4 no 288 8 can't say 9 9 no answer 0 [bv5] How old were you when you stopped full-time education? How old were you when you stopped full-time education? 895 10 98 30.05 23.951 [bv6_1] What year were you born? What year were you born? 899 1914 1989 1954.45 17.813 [bv6_2_1] In which country were you born? In which country were you born? 900 1 2 1.01 .115 1 Finland 888 2 other, please specify 12 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 0 [bv6_3] When did you first come to Finland? When did you first come to Finland? 12 1918 1994 1976.42 22.849 [bv7] How many people live in your household including yourself, who are 18 years of age or older? How many people live in your household including yourself, who are 18 years of age or older? 900 1 5 1.89 .702 1 1 person 248 2 2 persons 535 3 3 persons 89 4 4 persons 27 5 5 persons 1 6 6 persons 0 7 7 persons 0 8 8 persons 0 9 9 or more persons 0 98 can't say 0 99 no answer 0 [bv8_1] What is your current work situation? What is your current work situation? 899 1 7 3.11 1.575 1 self-employed 79 2 employed 423 3 in school 73 4 working in the household 18 5 retired 263 6 unemployed 37 7 other 6 99 no answer 1 SYSMISS 0 [bv8_2] In which sector do/did you work? In which sector do/did you work? 775 1 8 3.78 1.227 1 agriculture 70 2 state or municipal industry 34 3 private industry 154 4 state or municipal services 263 5 private services 252 6 inapplicable 25 8 can't say 2 9 no answer 2 SYSMISS 98 [bv9] If you were asked to choose one of these five names for your social class, which would you say you belong to? If you were asked to choose one of these five names for your social class, which would you say you belong to? 896 1 8 2.75 1.382 1 working class 194 2 lower middle class 130 3 middle class 409 4 upper middle class 118 5 upper class 7 6 other 3 7 refused to be classified 21 8 can't say 14 9 no answer 4 SYSMISS 0 [bv10] Would you say you live in a rural area or village, in a small or middle size town, or in a large town? Would you say you live in a rural area or village, in a small or middle size town, or in a large town? 900 1 3 1.96 .806 1 rural area or village 313 2 small or middle size town 314 3 large town 273 8 can't say 0 9 no answer 0 [bv11] Do you consider yourself as belonging to a particular religion? (If yes:) Which one? Do you consider yourself as belonging to a particular religion? (If yes:) Which one? 900 1 9 3.04 2.459 1 roman catholic 3 2 protestant / evangelical-lutheran 756 3 orthodox 4 4 jewish 0 5 muslim 1 6 buddhist 0 7 hindu 0 8 other 21 9 none 115 98 can't say 0 99 no answer 0 [bv12] How often do you attend religious services? How often do you attend religious services? 898 1 8 3.47 .858 1 several times a week 20 2 once a week 56 3 a few times a year 400 4 once a year or less 329 5 never 92 8 can't say 1 9 no answer 2 SYSMISS 0 [bv13] Can you please tell me, what is the monthly income of your household? Can you please tell me, what is the monthly income of your household? 859 200 999998 148737.20 351511.817 [bv14] Respondent's province of residence Respondent's province of residence 900 1 19 7.23 5.963 1 Uusimaa 259 2 Varsinais-Suomi 89 4 Satakunta 33 5 Kanta-Häme 34 6 Pirkanmaa 81 7 Päijät-Häme 28 8 Kymenlaakso 27 9 Etelä-Karjala 20 10 Etelä-Savo 26 11 Pohjois-Savo 45 12 Pohjois-Karjala 31 13 Keski-Suomi 44 14 Etelä-Pohjanmaa 42 15 Pohjanmaa 21 16 Keski-Pohjanmaa 15 17 Pohjois-Pohjanmaa 64 18 Kainuu 17 19 Lappi 24 21 Ahvenanmaa 0 European Election Studies are available at GESIS.